NEW YORK (CNS) -- The Al Smith dinner in New York brings people of faith together for "an evening of friendship, civility and patriotism to help those in need," not to endorse either candidate running for the U.S. presidency, said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- U.S. Rep. Paul Murray Ryan, whom Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced Aug. 11 as his running mate for the White House, is a lifelong Catholic whose children attend their parish school in Wisconsin.

Weighing Taxes, Needs, Deficit a Tense Balancing Act Monday, December 13, 2010WASHINGTON (CNS)—It's almost like a three-way tug of war. Should
Congress extend the temporary tax cuts in place for nine years, and if
so, for whom? How does the nation help those who have borne the brunt of
the recession? And isn't there a looming, and growing, deficit?

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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—A U.S. Vatican official said voting for a
political candidate who favors legal abortion can never be morally
justified.Monday, November 1, 2010

WASHINGTON (CNS)—More than half of the people supporting the tea
party movement identify themselves as Christian conservatives, with
beliefs on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage that are at
odds with the movement's libertarian, no-government-intrusion image,
according to a new survey.Saturday, October 9, 2010

WASHINGTON (CNS)—The nuts-and-bolts consideration of whether
Arizona's school tuition tax credit program is constitutional, being
heard by the Supreme Court Nov. 3, will first have to survive a
preliminary question about legal standing.Tuesday, October 26, 2010

NEW ORLEANS (CNS)—Political candidates who believe in limited
government, lower taxes and less spending stand the best chance of
getting elected in the fall, Republican strategist Mary Matalin told
Catholic media professionals June 3.

Disenchanted with both majority parties, more voters are identifying
themselves as independent or unaffiliated and want to support ...

WASHINGTON (CNS)—As in other recent election years, Catholic voting
behavior is likely to resemble the voting of the population at large,
but there is a growing divide in the political worldviews of various
Catholic constituencies.Monday, October 18, 2010

WASHINGTON (CNS)—Although pundits and political experts have long
pointed to a "Catholic vote," its effects might not be as strong as they
once were, according to author Mark Stricherz.Thursday, May 13, 2010